The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died while detained at an immigration facility in Nagoya City attended a discussion on amendments to the Immigration Control Act and other bills to review the way foreigners are detained, which was deliberated at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 13th. After the interview, the woman's sister said, "My sister's problem has not yet been resolved, and we should discuss it after watching the video of her in detention."
A bill to amend the Immigration Control Act to review the way foreigners are detained had been submitted by adults, but the opposition parties criticized the content as inappropriate, and the case of the death of Sri Lankan Wishma Sandamali at an immigration facility in Nagoya City overlapped, and the bill was abandoned.
The government revised some of the contents of this amendment and submitted it to the current Diet session, where it was deliberated in a plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 13th, where Wishma's two younger sisters observed the discussion.
The proposed amendment also
amends the principle that the person is to be detained in a facility until they leave the application, stating that there are cases where people try to avoid deportation by repeating the application, and that they will not apply unless they show "reasonable reason" after the third application.
The outline of the bill is maintained,
such as allowing people to live with supporters called "supervisors" approved by the Immigration Bureau.
After the hearing, Wishma's two younger sisters agreed to be interviewed.
The couple were eager for the video of her sister's detention to be widely released, and Wayomi said, "I can't believe this bill when my sister's problem is still unresolved.
In addition, Shoichi Ibusuki, a lawyer who accompanied him, pointed out, "The Minister of Justice said that he would protect people who should be protected, but it is the Immigration Bureau that has decided this, and it has not been done properly until now.